EU-SWITZERLAND DEAL
September 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Switzerland have agreed to reduce customs duties on their mutual trade in finishing agents, dye carriers (including fixers), and dyestuffs for textiles and leather. The liberalisation is part of a complex updating of an already complicated trade deal struck between Brussels and Berne in 1972. Talks have been held since 2001, with a key aim being maintaining trade between Switzerland and the 10 new member countries of the EU in processed agricultural products.
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Switzerland have agreed to reduce customs duties on their mutual trade in finishing agents, dye carriers (including fixers), and dyestuffs for textiles and leather. The liberalisation is part of a complex updating of an already complicated trade deal struck between Brussels and Berne in 1972. Talks have been held since 2001, with a key aim being maintaining trade between Switzerland and the 10 new member countries of the EU in processed agricultural products.
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.